If you will oblige me so highly, and do me so much honour as now and then to drop me a line, please direct to me at Mauchline. With the most grateful respect, I have the honour to be, Sir, your very humble servant, ROBERT BURNS.[43]

[40] Richard Brown.

[41] A young poetical lady, though not a poetess.

[42] His Edinburgh publisher; a bookseller, afterwards Lord Provost of the city.

[43] The foregoing biographical letter brings us down to Burns's 29th year.

LVIL.—To MR. ARCHIBALD LAWRIE.[44]

EDINBURGH, 14

th August

1787.